This is the first time Maier
and alBalooshi have faced each other in eliminations. After a hour and half rain delay we are
back....alBalooshi with the starting line advantage and started to shake right off the starting
line advantage and pedaled it one time. He got it to hook up and made a real nice pass after the
pedal job for the win. Maier with alot of tire shake and pedaled it and then started dropping
cylinders and that was an end to a good weekend for Maier.

Schumacher is 32 - 12 against Bernstein in prior events. Schumacher with the starting line
advantage, but Bernstien had the lead by 330 feet and then ran he career quickest and fastest pass
for the win. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.847 sec., 330ft-2.129,
660ft-3.003/289.76 mph. This pass ties for the fifth quickest of the history of Top Fuel.

Brown is 15 - 3 against Lucas in prior events. Brown with slight starting line advantage and
never trailed as Lucas was up in smoke right off the starting line. Brown with the quickest pass
in the history of Top Fuel. Brown sets the Top Fuel National E.T. record. He will have lane
choice over Bernstein in the semifinals. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.835 sec.,
330ft-2.111, 660ft-2.983/289.38 mph.